Harry Kane and Alèxia Putellas win men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards

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Harry Kane and Alèxia Putellas have been named the best men’s and women’s soccer players in the world at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony.

In a glitzy ceremony that was delayed by a rainy and traffic-logged night in London, the Beautiful Game ’s great and good gathered to celebrate the very best players in the world.

After much debate, it was Kane who was named the men’s Ballon d’Or winner, beating Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to the prize.

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The English striker enjoyed a simply brilliant season last year, scoring 73 goals in 65 competitive matches for club and country – winning the league and cup double with club Bayern Munich.

The 33-year-old was emotional during his speech, cheered onto the stage by chants of “Harry, Harry” from a home crowd.

“It being here in London as well has made it extra special,” Kane said after winning his first Ballon d’Or.

“Thank you very much. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I can imagine it was really tough this year – some incredible players I was up against.”

Kane is the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001.

Meanwhile, Putellas won the women’s award for the third time. The 32-year-old was expected to beat her rivals after another dominant season with Barcelona Femení, where she was the heartbeat of the club’s unrivaled success.

She captained the side to a quadruple of trophies – the league title, two domestic cups and the Women’s Champions League – before signing for the London City Lionesses in England this summer.

“I don’t know what to say, too many things. Congrats to all the nominees, congrats to all the winners,” Putellas said in her acceptance speech on stage.

“That so many Barça players were nominated says a lot about the season we had. … It was my honor to be your captain.”

The voting for the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or is down to selected journalists who vote on behalf of their nation.

Each voter ranks their 10 best players , with points distributed on a descending scale depending on their place in the list.

The scene of hundreds of kids damaging security barriers and climbing buildings to get a better view of their heroes arriving on Monday was another reminder of how much this sport means to fans.

And many of the biggest names turned up to London’s historic Palladium Theatre, braving the wintry conditions on the red carpet.

Yamal drew one of the loudest reactions as he walked up the red carpet, and while he didn’t win the award he most wanted, the 19-year-old was named Young Talent of the Year for a third successive time.

It follows a trophy-laden season for both club and country in which the teenager won La Liga for Barcelona and the World Cup for Spain.

Meanwhile, Barça’s Vicky López was named the Women’s Young Talent of the Year for a second successive time, capping off a brilliant season with the Blaugrana that dominated across both the men’s and women’s categories.

The Spanish and Catalan dominance continued with Spain manager Luis de la Fuente claiming Men’s Coach of the Year after his World Cup glory and Barcelona Femení manager being named Women’s Coach of the Year after guiding his team to practically every trophy.

Ballon d’Or : Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)

Ballon d’Or Fémenin : Alèxia Putellas (Barcelona Femení/London City Lionesses and Spain)

Men’s Club of the Year : Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year : Barcelona Femení

Men’s Young Talent of the Year : Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

Women’s Young Talent of the Year : Vicky López (Barcelona Femení and Spain)

Men’s Coach of the Year : Luis de la Fuente (Spain)

Women’s Coach of the Year : Pere Romeu (Barcelona Femení)

Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year : Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao and Spain)

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year : Cata Coll (Barcelona Femení and Spain)

Sócrates Award (best humanitarian actions by a player): Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)

Men’s Striker of the Year : Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)

Women’s Striker of the Year : Charlyn Corral (CF Pachuca and Mexico)

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在今年的金球奖颁奖典礼上，哈里·凯恩和阿莱克西亚·普特拉斯分别被评为世界最佳男足运动员和女足运动员。

在伦敦一个下着雨、交通拥堵的夜晚，一场盛大的颁奖典礼被推迟了，足球界的精英们齐聚一堂，共同庆祝世界上最优秀的球员。

经过一番激烈的争论，凯恩最终被评为男子金球奖得主，击败了姆巴佩和亚马尔，赢得了这一奖项。

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这位英格兰前锋上赛季表现出色，在俱乐部和国家队的 65 场正式比赛中攻入 73 球，并随拜仁慕尼黑俱乐部赢得了联赛和杯赛的双冠王。

33岁的哈里在演讲中情绪激动，主场观众高呼“哈里，哈里”将他送上舞台。

“能在伦敦获得这个奖项，让一切都显得格外特别，”凯恩在赢得他的第一个金球奖后说道。

“非常感谢。感谢所有投票给我的人。我能想象到今年的竞争有多么激烈——我面对的是一些非常优秀的选手。”

凯恩是自 2001 年迈克尔·欧文之后首位获得该奖项的英格兰人。

与此同时，普特利亚斯第三次荣膺女子组最佳球员奖。这位32岁的球员在巴塞罗那女足又一个赛季中表现出色，是球队取得空前成功的关键人物，因此人们普遍预期她能够击败其他竞争对手。

她曾担任队长，带领球队获得四项冠军——联赛冠军、两项国内杯赛冠军和女子冠军联赛冠军——之后于今年夏天签约加盟英格兰的伦敦城狮女足。

“我不知道该说什么，想说的话太多了。祝贺所有提名者，祝贺所有获奖者，”普特拉斯在台上发表获奖感言时说道。

“这么多巴萨球员获得提名，足以说明我们这个赛季的表现……能成为你们的队长是我的荣幸。”

男子和女子金球奖的评选由指定的记者代表各自国家投票决定。

每位投票者选出自己心目中的 10 位最佳球员，分数根据球员在名单中的位置按降序分配。

周一，数百名儿童破坏安全屏障、攀爬建筑物，只为更好地观看他们的英雄抵达，这一幕再次提醒人们，这项运动对球迷来说意义有多么重大。

许多大牌明星都来到了伦敦历史悠久的帕拉丁剧院，冒着严寒走上红毯。

亚马尔走上红毯时引起了最热烈的反响，虽然他没有赢得自己最想要的奖项，但这位 19 岁的年轻人连续第三次被评为年度青年才俊。

此前，这位少年在俱乐部和国家队都取得了辉煌的成绩，他帮助巴塞罗那赢得了西甲联赛冠军，并帮助西班牙赢得了世界杯冠军。

与此同时，巴萨球员维姬·洛佩斯连续第二年被评为年度最佳女青年才俊，为她在巴萨的辉煌赛季画上了圆满的句号，该赛季巴萨在男足和女足比赛中都占据了统治地位。

西班牙和加泰罗尼亚的统治地位仍在延续，西班牙队主教练路易斯·德拉富恩特在带领球队赢得世界杯冠军后荣获年度最佳男足教练称号，而巴塞罗那女足主教练在带领球队几乎赢得所有奖杯后被评为年度最佳女足教练。

金球奖：哈里·凯恩（拜仁慕尼黑和英格兰）

女足金球奖：Alèxia Putellas（巴塞罗那女足/伦敦城狮队和西班牙）

年度最佳男子俱乐部：巴黎圣日耳曼

年度最佳女子俱乐部：巴塞罗那女足

年度最佳男青年球员：拉明·亚马尔（巴塞罗那和西班牙）

年度最佳女足青年才俊：维姬·洛佩兹（巴塞罗那女足和西班牙）

年度最佳男子教练：路易斯·德拉富恩特（西班牙）

年度最佳女子教练：Pere Romeu（巴塞罗那女足）

年度最佳男子守门员：乌奈·西蒙（毕尔巴鄂竞技和西班牙国家队）

年度最佳女子守门员：卡塔·科尔（巴塞罗那女足和西班牙）

苏格拉底奖（球员最佳人道主义行为奖）：布卡约·萨卡（阿森纳和英格兰队）

年度最佳男子前锋：哈里·凯恩（拜仁慕尼黑和英格兰）

年度最佳女前锋：查琳·科拉尔（帕丘卡足球俱乐部和墨西哥国家队）